Regional radio channels on FM soon: Prasar Bharati CEO (Interview)

Source: FirstPost.com | by F wire Mar 4, 2014

New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) You will soon be able to catch your favourite regional radio programmes on FM radio with maximising of the existing technology and junking of the "mindless" and "silly" plan of introducing digital radio, says Prasar Bharati chief Jawhar Sircar.

Sircar, the CEO of India's public broadcaster that runs All India Radio and Doordarshan, said plans are afoot to place FM towers parallel to MW towers to achieve "simulcast" or simultaneously broadcast programmes which are run on Medium Wave on the Frequency Modulation towers.

"Simulcast is the new technology. If I put in an FM tower parallel to an MW tower, we can have simultaneously casting," Sircar told IANS in an interview. "

With this, you will be able to.....................

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Cinema Central

Source: The Indian Express | TUESDAY, MAR 04, 2014

Mumbai | March 3, 2014 11:44 pm

SUMMARY

After a slot for Indian independent films, Doordarshan will introduce a new one this month to air Hollywood blockbusters.

A still from Deool, which was aired in the 11pm Sunday slot on Doordarshan recently.

By: Express Feature service

Over the last two years, Doordarshan has brought changes to the channel programming in a way to win back its audiences. One of the steps it recently took in the direction was to introduce a dedicated slot to air films that have won National Awards and have done rounds of select international film festivals. Now, it has followed up that move by creating yet another weekly slot to showcase Hollywood blockbusters.

“We have tied up with Lionsgate, an agency that purchases the rights to Hollywood films and international television shows for airing. As of now, we are going to try it out without charge; if the slot witnesses success, we will make it permanent,” says Tripurari Sharan, Directorate General, Doordarshan. He said that the slot that will be introduced by the end of March, will telecast popular Hollywood hits from two to three years ago and before.

As for the independent movie slot of 11pm on Sunday that..........

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Journey of the idiot box

Source: Deccan Herald | Sreedevi Rao, Mar 3, 2014

Tuesday 04 March 2014

When our twelve year old faithful television conked off, our hunt for its replacement started. In spite of doing a bit of homework on all the brands through the net and the brochure procured, the sales persons were successful in confusing us to the core rattling off highly advanced features.

Thirty years ago, nobody would have dreamt even in their wildest of dreams that the small screen would progress so much technically. I remember my father had bought the then famous black and white television called Dyanora in 1972. He spent a fortune of Rs 4000 then. It had about six buttons which used to stick out. One each for hold, contrast, bright, the on-off buttons were provided. Some televisions were provided with an internal antenna and some with external. Both seemed to be good. As the external antenna used to be fixed on the terrace, in case of problems it was laborious task to set it right going on the terrace. So some opted for the internal antenna.


Slowly the market was infiltrated with colour televisions like Crown, Weston, etc. Dyanora lost the race against the colour ones. Though Dyanora tried its hand on colour television, it was a total disaster. Weston and Crown were fairly good though the colour scheme was a little dull. Those days television used to boot up late and hence Crown introduced the instant start colour television. Then colour television was supposed to be very luxurious and hence only the so called well-to-do families used to buy. But the epic serial ‘Mahabharata’................

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Doordarshan's Nepal, DTH upgrade plans approved

Source: Rapid TV News | Rebecca Hawkes | 03-03-2014

The Indian Government is to install eight terrestrial television transmitters along the country's border with Nepal, which could enable the broadcast Doordarshan content to 65% of the population of Nepal.

The Union Cabinet has also approved the expansion of Doordarshan's direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV network from 59 to 97 channels, and subsequently 59 to 97 channels, as well as installing 23 digital terrestrial TV (DTT) transmitters. In addition, it will provide funds to update the infrastructure for the state radio broadcaster AIR.

In total, the authorised expenditure on...................

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Regional radio channels on FM soon: Prasar Bharati CEO (Interview)

Source: NewsKarnataka.com | Updated 2014-03-03 13:21:00

New Delhi, March 3 (IANS): You will soon be able to catch your favourite regional radio programmes on FM radio with maximising of the existing technology and junking of the "mindless" and "silly" plan of introducing digital radio, says Prasar Bharati chief Jawhar Sircar.

Sircar, the CEO of India's public broadcaster that runs All India Radio and Doordarshan, said plans are afoot to place FM towers parallel to MW towers to achieve "simulcast" or simultaneously broadcast programmes which are run on Medium Wave on the Frequency Modulation towers.

"Simulcast is the new technology. If I put in an FM tower parallel to an MW tower, we can have simultaneously casting," Sircar told IANS in an interview.

"With this, you will be able to.............

Read more at http://www.newskarnataka.com/news/content/exclusive/-Regional-radio-channels-on-FM-soon-Prasar-Bharati-CEO-Interview 

Cabinet Okays Rs 3,500 Crore Proposal for DD, AIR

Source: The New Indian Express | By Express News Service - NEW DELHI
Published: 01st March 2014

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Friday approved a Rs 3,500-crore plan to upgrade infrastructure facilities of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati.

Under the approved budget, eight new Television Terrestrial Transmitters will be set up along the Indo-Nepal border. These transmitters will cover 65 per cent of the population of Nepal and help beam Doordarshan into the Nepali territory.

This is being done so that Nepal will be able to view Indian programmes and counter propaganda from other neighbouring countries like China and Pakistan. A part of.............

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Cabinet approves proposals worth Rs.3,500 crore for AIR, DD

Source: The Hindu | PTI
NEW DELHI, February 28, 2014

In an effort to upgrade Prasar Bharati’s broadcast infrastructure and network, the government on Friday approved proposals worth Rs. 3,500 crore for AIR and Doordarshan which include setting up of TV transmitters along the Indo-Nepal border. The transmitters are also targeted to cover 65 per cent of the population of Nepal.

Other schemes approved by the Union Cabinet include proposals like expanding Doordarshan’s DTH platform and establishing infrastructure for AIR. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) had approved the proposal of Information and Broadcasting Ministry regarding the 12th Plan scheme of All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan “Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development.” The CCEA has given its nod to some schemes of the 11th Plan which are at different stages of implementation and also some new schemes, an official statement said.

Under the new schemes, eight Television Terrestrial Transmitters are proposed along the Indo-Nepal border and....................

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SSC Results for Programme and Transmission Executive in Prasar Bharti: Check Results

Source: News Track India | NI Wire
New Delhi, Fri, 28 Feb 2014

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has published the results for the post of Programme Executive and Transmission Executive in Prasar Bharti Examination, 2013. According to the notification, the Interview will be held from Third week of April 2014.

Click here to check results. (http://ssc.nic.in/press-release/ROLLA%20PT%202013.pdf)

Candidates who do not receive call letters for the Interview may download it from the website of concerned regional office.

Candidates are advised to visit the official site of SSC for any further clarification and information.

Source Link: http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2014/2/28/137-SSC-Results-for-Programme-Executive-and-Transmission-Executive-in-Prasar-Bharti-Check-Results.html 

Digital broadcasting helped revive UK radio: Ruxandra Obreja

Source: live mint | By Suchi Bansal
FIRST PUBLISHED: FRI, FEB 28 2014. 04 41

All India Radio (AIR), the radio arm under the public broadcaster Prasar Bharti is gradually moving from analogue to digital signals for clarity and reach. Under the 11th Plan, AIR must install 72 digital transmitters. Of these, eight are currently operational and an additional 27 will become digital soon. Ruxandra Obreja, head of digital radio development at BBC World Service and chairman of DRM Consortium (Digital Radio Mondiale), is now urging private FM radio operators to switch to digital. She is in India to participate in a seminar on digital radio organized by Confederation of Indian Industry. In an interview, Obreja spoke about the benefits of digital broadcasting and how it has helped revived radio in the UK. Edited excerpts:

What has the Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) Consortium achieved so far?

DRM Consortium is an international not-for-profit organisation made up of over 100 radio broadcasters, equipment manufacturers, research institutes and others. We have members from all over the world – Brazil, South Korea, Germany, France, Switzerland and the UK. What has it achieved? A lot. It has put together a technology that is global, open and for all broadcast bands. It is the only standard in the world with which you can digitise any band – medium wave, short wave or FM. It works efficiently, uses less energy, offers more features and services.

Which are the important markets for digital radio?

The most important market is India. You have DRM in Bangladesh, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia and now Japan. You have...........

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CII meet urges manufacturers to meet digital radio needs

Source: Business Standard | ANI  |  New Delhi 

February 28, 2014

The country is poised to experience better sound quality and coverage area in radio by next year, as revealed by participants at the CII National Seminar on DRM

The move towards digital radio is expected to take off in 2015.

The seminar comes at the heels of the Pitroda Expert Committee's report in January, which endorsed All IndiaRadio's decision to convert analogue medium wave to DRM. Apart from quality and range, DRM is an open global standard that can cover all the bands.

Ruxandra Obreja, Chairperson, DRM Consortium, said it was time that Indian-developed and.................

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Govt approves proposals worth Rs 3500 crore for All India Radio, Doordarshan

Source: DNA | Agency: PTI | Place: New Delhi
Friday, 28 February 2014 - 3:42pm IST

In an effort to upgrade Prasar Bharati's broadcast infrastructure and network, the government approved proposals worth Rs 3500 crore for AIR and Doordarshan on Friday, which include the setting up of TV transmitters along the Indo-Nepal border. The transmitters are also targeted to cover 65% of the population of Nepal.

The other schemes approved by the Union Cabinet include proposals like expanding Doordarshan's DTH platform and establishing infrastructure for AIR.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) had approved the proposal of Information and Broadcasting ministry regarding the 12th Plan scheme of All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan "Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development".

The CCEA has given its nod to some schemes of the 11th Plan which are............

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